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W’burg man accused of DUI, nearly hitting police vehicle

A Williamsburg man allegedly drove while intoxicated and almost struck a police vehicle before fleeing from a sheriff’s deputy and resisting arrest, according to his arrest citation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 15 Jun 2023

Georgia man indicted in Laurel County for 2022 police chase

A Georgia man, who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in March 2022, was indicted late last month by a Laurel County grand jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

London man facing more than 20 charges from Monday evening police chase in Corbin

BEGLEY A London man is facing more than 20 charges after a pursuit with police Monday afternoon that snaked through areas near downtown Corbin before ending in a crash near the Corbin Civic Center. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 19 Apr 2023
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Spike strips deployed to end two-state chase

A police chase that started in Tennessee Monday evening ended near the 12-mile marker in Whitley County after Williamsburg Police used spike strips to disable the tires on the suspect’s vehicle, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release and arrest citations. Read this...
Posted On 15 Dec 2021

Ohio woman indicted for leading police on chase in stolen vehicle while impaired

A Whitley County grand jury indicted an Ohio woman Monday morning for allegedly leading Williamsburg police on a vehicle pursuit last month in a stolen truck while she was intoxicated. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 23 Jun 2021

Wanted fugitive leads police on chase in stolen vehicle

Williamsburg police arrested an Ohio woman, who was a Georgia fugitive, allegedly driving a stolen vehicle while under the influence during a vehicle pursuit early Sunday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 05 May 2021

Two in custody after W’burg bank robbery, subsequent police chase

Two people are in custody following a bank robbery in Williamsburg Thursday morning, and a subsequent police pursuit that ended when the suspect’s vehicle wrecked and overturned on its top in southern Laurel County. Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird said that the robbery...
Posted On 08 Oct 2020

Case of police chase that went to the jail now headed to grand jury

Following a preliminary hearing Monday morning, a Whitley County Grand Jury will now hear evidence against a Knoxville man, who was allegedly driving a stolen car with marijuana and fake money inside, when he led police on a high-speed chase from Tennessee into Kentucky on I-75...
Posted On 29 Jul 2020

Juvenile leads W’burg police in vehicle pursuit in stolen car

A juvenile lead Williamsburg police on a chase in a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon before the pursuit ended in Jellico. About 4:14 p.m. Williamsburg police attempted to locate a stolen orange Chevy Spark that reportedly had a missing juvenile inside, according to a Williamsburg...
Posted On 20 Jan 2020

Chase ends with crash, two flown out, one arrested

A Williamsburg man, who was recently released on parole, allegedly lead police on a high-speed chase late Saturday evening before striking another vehicle, and then having his car go into a ditch. He then allegedly crawled out the car window and tried to run from police on foot,...
Posted On 22 May 2019
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